The Washington, D.C., City Council is preparing to vote on a bill to lower the voting age to 16 for all elections, both local and federal.


WTOP-FM reports the bill won 3-0 approval in the Judiciary and Public Safety committee Thursday and will get a final vote before the full council this month.


The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees citizens 18 and older the right to vote, but scholars have said it doesn't prevent a state, or in this case, the nation's capital, from setting a lower age.

Council member Charles Allen says his bill will "enfranchise the District's young people and bring their voices into the political process."


Film at 11....:-k

The old saying comes to mind:

When you are young, if you don't vote liberal, you have not heart. When you are older, if you don't vote conservative, you have no mind.

If it ain't broke,
Don't fix it

Yea. Good idea. Someone that rarely has any real life experience as far as fiscal matters go helping decide how my money is spent.

I'm pretty sure DC will always be a Dem stronghold anyways.. but more voters might buy them another seat or two... 😟